Wouter van Pelt

Wouter van Pelt
Personal information
Born (1968-04-23) 23 April 1968 (age 56)
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Senior career
Years Team
DKS
HDM
Breda
National team
Years Team Caps
1989–2000 Netherlands 236
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Utrecht Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Sydney Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1996 Madras Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Berlin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lahore Team

Wouter van Pelt (born 23 April 1968 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 236 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 21 goals. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 27 March 1989 in a match against England. He played in the Dutch League for HDM and BH & BC Breda. Van Pelt was a member of the Dutch national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the Dutch once again won the title, with Van Pelt on board. He stopped playing hockey at top level in 2005.